OUR TEAM
Francius Estimable (Johnny)
Our Director and Inspiration
VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS
These are the US-based members from Honeoye Falls and the Rochester, NY area who support the goals of Haiti-based Fondasyon Dauphin and other efforts to educate Haiti’s next generation.
Click on any of us to see why we’re part of Friends of Borgne.
Kathi Barry Albertini – President
I visited Borgne in 1998 with Project HOPE to help a group setting up a new mill that would improve […]
Brian Thorn – Secretary
I was fortunate enough to travel to Borgne with a group of students. The place and the people demonstrate such […]
Diane Bredes-Nies – Treasurer
My husband’s stories of his trip to Haiti made me interested in Haiti. I especially liked the programs that he […]
Diane Attea
I am fortunate to be involved with FOB through my partner, Brian Thorn. He visited Haiti several times and relayed […]
Sarah Brownell
I first went to Borgne, Haiti in 1998 as a volunteer to install a solar panel system on a health […]
Joan Haviland
I love our motto that we can’t do everything, but we can do something. Ever since I saw a photo […]
Bill Nies
Having been there, that’s all I can say about how working with Friends of Borgne motivates me. I have always […]
VOLUNTEER BOOSTERS
Margaret Hackert-Kroot
I am new to Friends of Borgne. Sometimes the way you’re introduced to a new direction in your life is […]
Paula Smith
Bill Larsen PE, professor of civil engineering at RIT, introduced me to Friends of Borgne. Bill gave time and much […]
Sean Sullivan
I am motivated to do what I can to help the less fortunate. The results of the 2016 Presidential election […]
VOLUNTEER FRIENDS
Sue Whalen
I am my brother’s keeper. I have been given so much. I’m compelled to share with those who have so […]
Bart Roselli
A visit to Haiti years ago opened my eyes. Friends of Borgne gives me an opportunity to act on that […]
Florence Lissade
I was so very fortunate to have met such a beautiful person, Joan Haviland. Through her I was introduced to […]
Joel Lissade
Many of the children of Haiti have a great desire to learn and better themselves. They have so many obstacles […]